#536EA7#536EA7

#536EA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.095 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536EA7
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 167)
HSL	hsl(221, 34%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 50%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 34.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 6.55, -33.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 34.29, 281.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% -0.0096 -0.0947)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.095 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.1160, 15.7798, 38.7483)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536EA7 #A78C53

analogous

#5398A7 #536EA7 #6253A7

triadic

#536EA7 #A7536E #6EA753

tetradic

#536EA7 #A75398 #A78C53 #53A762

square

#536EA7 #A75398 #A78C53 #53A762

split-complementary

#536EA7 #A76253 #98A753

monochromatic

#2A3855 #3F537E #536EA7 #7A90BD #A3B2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#536EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#536EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536EA7

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536EA7	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5873A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6BA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E7A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.095 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897c1',
    500: '#536ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536ea7;
$custom-light: #8897c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.714,
    "s": 33.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54249,
    "c": 0.09523,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536EA7

secondary

#BFB297

accent

#A75ECA

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #536EA7

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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